A visit to the Townsend Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Townsend Cemetery ...
The Townsend Cemetery is located in New Castle County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Blackiston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Blackiston Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Cemetery
- Corbit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corbit Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit Cemetery
- Delaney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Delaney Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Cemetery
- Drawer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Drawer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Massey Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Chapel Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Chapel Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clements Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clements Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Westminster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Townsend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Blackbird
- Blackiston
- Burtonwood Village
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cayots
- Cecilton
- Clayton
- Deakyneville
- Dogwood Village
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Forest
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Galena
- Georgetown
- Gregg Neck
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hack Point
- Lambson
- Massey
- McDonough
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Middletown
- Odessa
- Saint Augustine
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Sassafras
- Smyrna
- Spruance City
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Summit Bridge
- Sunnyside Village
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Townsend
- Vandyke
- Warwick
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Townsend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Castle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Townsend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Middletown
- Odessa
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Townsend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to New Castle County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Townsend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #214757 (Townsend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #214757 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: New Castle
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middletown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Townsend Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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